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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD took note of Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the LORD took note of Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the LORD took note of Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Yahweh visited Sarah as He had said, and Yahweh did for Sarah as He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD graciously remembered <i>and</i> visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for her as He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD came to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD came to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD was good to Sarah and kept his promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD came to help Sarah and did for her what he had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD blessed Sarah, as he had promised, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD came to Sarah, just as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD visited Sarah just as he had said he would and did for Sarah what he had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now God visited Sarah as he had said, and did to Sarah as he had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said, and Yahweh did to Sarah as he had spoken. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH has looked after Sarah as He has said, and YHWH does to Sarah as He has spoken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah reviewed Sarah as he said; and Jehovah will do to Sarah as he spake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the Lord visited Sarah, just as he had promised; and he fulfilled what he had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD took note of Sarah as he had said he would; the LORD did for her as he had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as he had promised.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND the LORD remembered Sarah, as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH remembered Sara as he had said, and LORD JEHOVAH did for Sara as he had said.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD remembered Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/21-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4541" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm">The Birth of Isaac</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Now the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pā·qaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">attended</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8283.htm" title="8283: śā·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Princess, a wife of Abraham. The same as sarah; Sarah, Abraham's wife.">to Sarah</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mār (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He had said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">and the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/8283.htm" title="8283: lə·śā·rāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Princess, a wife of Abraham. The same as sarah; Sarah, Abraham's wife.">for Sarah</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bêr (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">He had promised.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Genesis 18:10</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a></span><br />But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a></span><br />By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-9.htm">Romans 9:9</a></span><br />For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></span><br />Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-36.htm">Luke 1:36-37</a></span><br />Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month. / For no word from God will ever fail.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-23.htm">Galatians 4:23</a></span><br />His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-4.htm">Genesis 15:4</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Genesis 30:22</a></span><br />Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">1 Samuel 1:19-20</a></span><br />The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her. / So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-13.htm">Luke 1:13</a></span><br />But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21</a></span><br />But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Genesis 25:21</a></span><br />Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-19.htm">Romans 4:19-21</a></span><br />Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. / Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm">2 Kings 4:16-17</a></span><br />And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.” / But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken.</p><p class="hdg">visited.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a></b></br> And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16</a></b></br> Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and <i>seen</i> that which is done to you in Egypt:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Exodus 4:31</a></b></br> And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.</p><p class="hdg">Sarah as.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a></b></br> And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, <i>and</i> with his seed after him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Genesis 18:10,14</a></b></br> And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard <i>it</i> in the tent door, which <i>was</i> behind him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-6.htm">Psalm 12:6</a></b></br> The words of the LORD <i>are</i> pure words: <i>as</i> silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_peter/2-3.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/revelation/18-5.htm">Note</a> <a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/genesis/18-31.htm">Undertaken</a> <a href="/genesis/18-5.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/33-11.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Note</a> <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">Undertaken</a> <a href="/genesis/38-1.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Isaac is born, and circumcised.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-6.htm">Sarah's joy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Isaac is weaned.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-9.htm">Hagar and Ishmael sent away.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Hagar in distress.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">The angel relieves and comforts her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-23.htm">Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now the LORD attended to Sarah</b><br>This phrase highlights God's direct involvement and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The term "attended" indicates God's active role in Sarah's life, emphasizing His personal care and intervention. This moment is a fulfillment of God's earlier promise to Abraham and Sarah that they would have a son (<a href="/genesis/17-16.htm">Genesis 17:16, 18</a>:10). It underscores the theme of divine faithfulness and the importance of God's timing, as Sarah had been barren for many years. This also reflects God's sovereignty and His ability to bring life and hope where there was none, a theme that resonates throughout the Bible.<p><b>as He had said</b><br>This phrase underscores the reliability and truthfulness of God's word. It refers back to God's specific promise to Abraham and Sarah that they would have a son (<a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19, 18</a>:14). The fulfillment of this promise serves as a testament to God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His covenant. It also serves as a reminder that God's words are not empty but are always fulfilled in His perfect timing. This is a recurring theme in Scripture, where God's promises are consistently realized, reinforcing the trustworthiness of His word (<a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>).<p><b>and the LORD did for Sarah</b><br>Here, the focus is on God's action in Sarah's life, demonstrating His power and grace. This action is a miraculous event, as Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing (<a href="/genesis/18-11.htm">Genesis 18:11</a>). It highlights God's ability to transcend natural laws and perform miracles. This act of God is a precursor to other miraculous births in the Bible, such as the birth of John the Baptist (<a href="/luke/1-7.htm">Luke 1:7, 13</a>) and ultimately, the virgin birth of Jesus Christ (<a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Matthew 1:18-23</a>). It illustrates God's intervention in human history to fulfill His redemptive plan.<p><b>what He had promised</b><br>This phrase reaffirms the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and Sarah. It emphasizes the certainty and reliability of God's promises, which are a central theme in the biblical narrative. The birth of Isaac is not only a personal fulfillment for Sarah but also a critical step in the unfolding of God's covenant with Abraham, which includes the promise of numerous descendants and the blessing of all nations through his lineage (<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3, 22</a>:17-18). This event foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus Christ, who is the promised seed of Abraham (<a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God who fulfills His promises. In this verse, He is the central figure who acts according to His word.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a></b><br>The wife of Abraham, who had been barren for many years. Her account is one of faith and waiting on God's promise for a son.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, he is Sarah's husband and the recipient of God's covenant promises, including the promise of a son through Sarah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promise_of_a_son.htm">Promise of a Son</a></b><br>The event of God fulfilling His promise to give Abraham and Sarah a son, Isaac, despite their old age.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_god's_word.htm">Fulfillment of God's Word</a></b><br>The overarching event in this verse is the fulfillment of God's promise, highlighting His faithfulness and power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is faithful to His promises, even when circumstances seem impossible. Believers can trust in His timing and His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>Just as God fulfilled His promise to Sarah, His word will not return void. We should hold fast to His promises in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith.htm">The Role of Faith</a></b><br>Sarah's account encourages us to have faith in God's promises, even when they seem delayed. Faith involves trusting God's character and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_in_waiting.htm">Patience in Waiting</a></b><br>Waiting on God's promises requires patience and perseverance. Sarah's experience teaches us to remain steadfast in hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's ability to fulfill His promises demonstrates His sovereignty over all circumstances. We can rest in His control over our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_isaac's_life_in_the_bible.htm">What key events define Isaac's life in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_'h'_in_jesus_h._christ_mean.htm">Why did Sarah refer to Abraham as lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_ishmaelites.htm">Who were the Ishmaelites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_sarah_bear_a_child_at_her_age.htm">What evidence supports the claim that Sarah, at her advanced age, could bear a child as promised (Genesis 17:15–16)? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXI.</span><p><span class= "bld">BIRTH OF ISAAC, AND REJECTION OF ISHMAEL.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">And the Lord (Jehovah)</span> <span class= "bld">visited Sarah as he had said.</span>--See <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm" title="And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed; and you shall call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.">Genesis 17:19</a>, where it is Elohim who gives the promise. So here in <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm" title="For Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.">Genesis 21:2</a> the name Elohim is interchanged with Jehovah.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord</span> <span class="accented">- Jehovah</span>; not because the verse is Jehovistic (Knobel, Bleek, <span class="accented">et alii</span>), but because the promise naturally falls to be implemented by him who gave it (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Genesis 18:10</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">visited</span> - remembered with love (Onkelos), <span class="greek">ἐπισκέψατο</span> (LXX.; cf. <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a>; <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Exodus 4:31</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">1 Samuel 2:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17</a>); though it sometimes means to approach in judgment (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>; <a href="/exodus/32-34.htm">Exodus 32:34</a>). Alleged to be peculiar to the Jehovist (the term used by the Elohist being <span class="hebrew">זָכַר</span>: <a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Genesis 8:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Genesis 19:29</a>; <a href="/genesis/30-20.htm">Genesis 30:20</a>), the word occurs in <a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Genesis 1:24</a>, which Tuch and Bleek ascribe to the Elohist - <span class="cmt_word">Sarah as he had said</span> (<a href="/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21</a>; <a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Genesis 18:10, 14</a>), - God's word of promise being ever the rule of his performance (cf. <a href="/exodus/12-25.htm">Exodus 12:25</a>; <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> implemented his promise; the proof of which is next given (cf. <a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a>; <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/21-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">attended</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּקַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(pā·qaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Sarah</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8283.htm">Strong's 8283: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He had said,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֧עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Sarah</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשָׂרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8283.htm">Strong's 8283: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He had promised.</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֵּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">OT Law: Genesis 21:1 Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said (Gen. 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